Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-12
THE PRESIDENT TURNS SOUTH.
A Visit % sioux City.s We ndeffuI Corr
Palace ON the Way o. Omaha.

A Visit % sioux Cityss We Mdefful Corn
Palace ON the Way O. Omaha.
Council BLUFFS, Iowa, OctotzI 12.-The south
ward Tight OF the Presidential party began at
Minneapolis at $40 last evening. The two ladies
Of the party retired early, but the President and
hours smoking their cigars and comparing expe:
riences The President as frequently summoned
greetings OF the country people, who seemed to b
WIDE AWAKE ALL ALONG rue LINE.
AZ Cneska eoeen Tar barrels were 0uraing AZ
s,tlery saiut as ared and as the train m roo
was sent aloft. At Carver, the people were out IN
force with brass band and the place was inumi.
yet more elaborate illumination and serenade.
The train made no stops, oot the President ap.
peared wherever there was crowd and courteousiJ
bonnres were burning every half mile on the way.
AN HAELy HALT At sloux CITY.
with ribbons Of scarlet and pink, when all hands
were called this morning TO prepare for the affair
at sioux city. 4 briet half hour was allowed ios
the toilets, and coffee was served before the place
was reached. The train was stopped outside the
town limits to take on board Mayor McClelland,
ana his friends, and When the station was reached
Just at SUNRISE carriages and reception commit.
zee ,, were found In waiting: as were the
rapa avs q nvs minutes anS
the visitors TO the corn palace whose turrets Were
at the moment taking their early bath OF golden
sunlight. The corn festival ended, In fact, last
week, but everything had been kept in place walt
ing the Presidents visit, and all the attendants
were on hanh TO do the hOnOrs OF the occasion.
Courteous committees escorted each member OF
the party, AID pointed out the curtosities. more
entertaining array OF novelties has not met the
gaze or the President since his trip began.
MRS. CLEVELAND WAS DELIGHTED
with everything she saw, and turned again and
again to examine more closely some unique fabri-
cation OF corn-stalks, husks, ears, kernels, to
which her escort called her attention. The wax
maiden, with hair OF c0rn-stlk and robe Of satin
husks, climbing winding stair OF golden ears.
the spider OF tiny carrots lying In wait In his web
OF corn nbreA the map Of the Union made
color; the huge national nag and the shields,
eagles, cresents, crosses, and emblems OF various
nations; the notices from the dominant scores
imperatrlce" TO the multitudinous and varied
"welcomes," all made OF the unshelled ears, we're
noted and admired in turn, and then
THE BIG MARVEL OF BUILDING,
whose sole material except its bare skeleton was
the product OF the cornfied, was explained ia de-
tail, and its conception history and construction
described by the party's conductors and admired
by the guests. From the palace the visitors were
conducted through the town, which seemed to be
constructed IN great part OF corn products. The
mammoth trtumphal arch still spanned the CHIEF
thoroughfare. The signs Of sections OF corn ears
and the awnings. verandas aud, in cases, entire
fronts OF corn topped out with sQuaShes and pump
Us, were as their architects had planned and
MADE them. The show furnished the chief subject
OF conversation during the fOrepoonS ride 10
Omaha, where new scenes and new novelties
claimed attention.